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Renee Cosom

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Jan 29, 2018

Victim Details

Renee Cosom

Female

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2018-01-29

42

Renee

Cosom

07/04/2026

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Renee Cosom, a 42-year-old Black / African American female from Philadelphia, was killed on January 29, 2018, inside the Northeast Philadelphia home where she lived on Greeby Street. She was remembered as a Philadelphia native, someone known to loved ones by nicknames including “Big Mama,” “Nana Bum,” and “Nay Nay,” and someone whose life was closely tied to her mother, Adeline Hill. That bond made the crime even more devastating: police found both women shot to death in the same hom ...
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  • Adeline Hill – Disability Day of Mourning
  • Police: Man held after 2 women shot dead considered suspect
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    Did anyone else get a sense that the system failed Renee and her mom so terribly? It’s so difficul... ...Read More
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    I've been looking into the case of Renee Cosom and Adeline Hill, and one aspect that's been on my mi... ...Read More
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